LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fāta1

fāta f (genitive fātae)
Classical[ˈfaː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.ta]

Meaning

  1. GreekFate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate
  2. supernatural being, fairy, fay, deity of fate; divinity of destiny
  3. alternative letter-case form of Fāta

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefātafātae
genitivefātaefātārum
dativefātaefātābus
accusativefātamfātās
ablativefātāfātābus
vocativefātafātae

Origins

From fātum (“destiny, lot, fate”) and fātus (“oracle, prophecy, fate”); derived from verb for (“to speak”) from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”).

noun · neutersecond declension
fāta2
fāta n pl (genitive fātōrum)
Classical[ˈfaː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.ta]

Meaning

  1. RomanThe Fates; Parcae; gods who control destiny; divine personifications of fate
  2. supernatural beings, fairies, fey, deities of fate; divinities of destiny
  3. alternative letter-case form of Fāta

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—fāta
genitive—fātōrum
dative—fātīs
accusative—fāta
ablative—fātīs
vocative—fāta

Origins

From fātum (“destiny, lot, fate”) and fātus (“oracle, prophecy, fate”); derived from verb for (“to speak”) from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”).

Quick answers

What does fāta mean in Latin?
fāta, a noun, means “Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny”.
What is the genitive of fāta?
The genitive singular is fātae. fāta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fāta?
In classical Latin, [ˈfaː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaː.ta].